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Posted January 25, 2022

How to String a Guitar - 6 Super Easy Steps

Guitar strings get worn overtime so it’s important to change them about once per month, or if you’re actively playing, once every two weeks. Even brand-new guitars need their strings changed because by the time the instrument gets to you, the strings may already be months old. Whether you're a beginner or experienced guitar player, you'll have to inevitably change guitar strings. Here are 6 simple steps on how to string a guitar. 

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Posted January 20, 2022

7th Chords Explained

7th chords are triads but with the addition of one more note, the 7th. Common 7th chords are major 7th (Cmaj7), minor 7th (Cmin7) and the dominant 7th (C7). These chords are used in all genres of music including blues, jazz, rock and more. 

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Posted January 15, 2022

3 Minor Chord Progressions and How to Find Them

It’s important to know how to find chords within a minor scale so that you have a number of options when it comes time to create your own song or if you simply want to know how your favorite hits have come together. In this beginner guitar lesson we will take a in-depth look at these specific minor chord progressions, minor chords, how to build them and how to use them in your playing.

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Posted January 5, 2022

10 Famous Songs with Three Chords or Less

When learning to play guitar, it can be a little daunting to search for a guitar chord chart only to see hundreds of chords you think you have to know in order to play a just a few songs. In reality, the opposite is true. You only need to know a few chords to play hundreds of songs. Many of the most famous songs in the world are made up of three chords or less, and many even share the same three chords.

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Posted January 5, 2022

Guitar Tab Symbols Explained!

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Guitar tablature is a unique notation system just for guitarists. Guitar tab symbols tell a guitar player what to do when reading guitar tablature. The symbols may represent a bend, a palm mute, a hammer on, pull off, vibrato, and more. Even if you do have a key for all of the guitar tab symbols, it may be confusing when it comes time to actually play a tab. When you're first learning how to play guitar you'll definitely be using guitar tabs to learn your first songs, chords and riffs.

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Posted August 9, 2021

The CAGED System Explained

As you're learning how to play guitar, you'll likely hear players reference the CAGED system as being a great tool to utilize in your learning process.  To put it simply, CAGED is essentially a way of visualizing chord shapes on the fretboard. The trick to using the CAGED system is to realize that it consists of moveable shapes that can be any chord depending upon where you put the root note. Once you know the five basic shapes you can p

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